A family member's death increases religious activity: Evidence from Germany

Tim Friehe; Christian Pfeifer

doi:10.1111/kykl.12372

A family member's death increases religious activity: Evidence from Germany

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A family member's death increases religious activity: Evidence from Germany. / Friehe, Tim; Pfeifer, Christian.
In: Kyklos, Vol. 77, No. 2, 05.2024, p. 458-468.

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title = "A family member's death increases religious activity: Evidence from Germany",

abstract = "Religiosity influences economic behavior in various domains, but what determines religiosity? Using data from the representative Socio-Economic Panel Study for Germany (SOEP), this paper shows that religious activity increases after a family member's death. The life event's effect is larger after a partner's death when compared to a parent's death. Our results indicate that the influence of a family member's death on religious activity is temporary and are consistent with the religious coping hypothesis.",

keywords = "Economics",

author = "Tim Friehe and Christian Pfeifer",

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